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  • French Left Front party head: Military strike on Syria will be 'grave mistake'

    Date: 2013-08-27 12:26:45 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:39 - ID:260195

    France/Syria French Left Front party head: Military strike on Syria will be 'grave mistake' PARIS, Aug 27 (MENA) - Chairman of the French Left Front party and former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon deemed a possible military action ....

  • Syria crisis: warplanes spotted in Cyprus as tensions rise in Damascus

    Date: 2013-08-27 11:20:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:260029

    Britain/Syria/Military Syria crisis: warplanes spotted in Cyprus as tensions rise in Damascus LONDON, Aug 27 (MENA) - Warplanes and military transporters have begun arriving at Britain's Akrotiri airbase on Cyprus, less than 100 miles from the ....

  • Israeli sources downplays Syrian regime's fire at Israel if US launches strike on it

    Date: 2013-08-27 10:31:48 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:260012

    Israel/Syria Israeli sources downplays Syrian regime's fire at Israel if US launches strike on it GAZA CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) - Israeli security sources ruled out that a possible US military action on Syria could put Israel in the firing ....

  • Opposition figure: major decisions on Syria expected within hours

    Date: 2013-08-27 09:32:54 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:259930

    France/Syria/Politics Opposition figure: major decisions on Syria expected within hours PARIS, Aug 27 (MENA) - A Syrian opposition diplomat told Al Arabiya that the “coming hours” will mark a crucial phase in the Syrian conflict and will ....

  • Kerry says using chemical arm by Syrian regime will not go unpunished

    Date: 2013-08-26 23:00:09 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:125 - ID:259720

    US/Syria/Politics Kerry says using chemical arm by Syrian regime will not go unpunished WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said that chemical weapons attack near Damascus was "real and compelling" and "undeniable" ....

  • 26 trucks loaded with construction materials allowed into Gaza Strip

    Date: 2013-08-26 21:19:20 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:259642

    Egypt/Palestine 26 trucks loaded with construction materials allowed into Gaza Strip RAFAH, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) – As many as 26 trucks loaded with construction materials were allowed into the Gaza Strip via Rafah border terminal. The ....

  • Turkey to send letters to world parliaments on Syria, Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-26 20:18:53 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:259570

    Turkey/Egypt Turkey to send letters to world parliaments on Syria, Egypt ANKARA, Aug 26 (MENA) – Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Cecik said on Monday he will send letters to other parliamentarians this week about the conflict in Syria and ....

  • Syria: Britain and US pledge to use force against Assad's forces within two weeks

    Date: 2013-08-26 15:39:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:258964

    Britain/Syria/Politics Syria: Britain and US pledge to use force against Assad's forces within two weeks LONDON, Aug 26 (MENA) - Western countries, including Britain, are planning to take unilateral military action against the Assad regime ....

  • Israel continues violations of Lebanese skies

    Date: 2013-08-26 14:51:41 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:258932

    Lebanon/Israel Israel continues violations of Lebanese skies BEIRUT, Aug 26 (MENA) - An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese skies on Monday overflying Al-Naqura and circling over the southern area, the Western al-Baqaa, Riyak ....

  • Steinitz: It is 'crystal clear' Assad used chemical weapons on mass scale

    Date: 2013-08-26 14:48:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:64 - ID:259014

    Israel/Syria/Politics Steinitz: It is 'crystal clear' Assad used chemical weapons on mass scale GAZA CITY, Aug 26 (MENA) - It is “crystal clear” that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons five days ago in an attack that killed ....

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